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Austrians Attack the Village of Marengo Defended by General Victor
The Austrians charge against a line of French soldiers under General Claude Victor-Perrin at the Battle of Marengo (14 June 1800), by Benoit Perrier.
Marengo Museum.

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General Benjamin Lincoln
Portrait of Benjamin Lincoln, a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (no relation to Abraham Lincoln, 16th US president). Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, October 1784. Independence National Historical...

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Murder of General Dillon
Depiction of the murder of French General Theobald Dillon by his own men in the opening days of the War of the First Coalition. Pring by Joannes Bemme, c. 1800.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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Major-General William Elphinstone
A portrait of Major-General William Elphinstone (1782-1842) who commanded the army of the British East India Company in its infamous retreat from Kabul in January 1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-42). (National Portrait Gallery...

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General Annibale Bergonzoli
A photograph of General Annibale Bergonzoli (1884-1973) who commanded the 23rd Italian Corps during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa...

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General Jean-Nicolas Houchard
Portrait of General Jean-Nicolas Houchard (1739-1793) who led the French Army of the North to victory against the Coalition at the Battle of Hondschoote, 6-8 September 1793. Houchard's failure to follow up on his victory led to his arrest...

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Death of General Pike at the Battle of York
The death of US General Zebulon Pike at the Battle of York (27 April 1813) during the War of 1812, engraving by an unknown artist, 1839.
Canadian Military History Gateway, Department of National Defence.

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General Nathanael Greene
Portrait of General Nathanael Greene, copy of mezzotint by Valentine Green, executed by J. Brown after Charles Willson Peale, 1785.
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

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Major General Richard Montgomery
Major General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), an Irish-born soldier who led the Continental troops in the American Invasion of Quebec (1775-1776) and was killed at the Battle of Quebec (31 December 1775). Emmet Collection of Manuscripts...

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General Bonaparte in the Coup d'état of 18 Brumaire
Napoleon Bonaparte in the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire Year VIII (9 November 1799), the coup that ended both the French Directory and the French Revolution. Oil on canvas painting by François Bouchot, 1840.
Palace of Versailles.